We’d like to invite community groups and active citizens in Inverleith to our fourth free NENgage training session next week, Building an Online Community. It’s a chance to learn how you can use social media to help promote your community projects, campaigns and causes.
Many people forget that in order to get the most out of social media, you have to be…well, sociable!
The most successful blogs, websites and social media users are the ones who interact, engage and respond to users, and who build up a loyal “digital community” around them. It’s an approach that can take a bit more work to start with, but which ultimately leads to a dynamic site where useful stories and ideas flow to you.
For this session, we have invited successful bloggers to speak about how they have managed to foster an online community; Phyllis Stephen, who set up and runs The Edinburgh Reporter website, and Alan McIntosh of The Spurtle. Tom Allan will also be talking about setting up the Edinburgh Innertube Map website, and Emily Dodd will be speaking about her experience as a blogger and volunteer for Greener Leith.
The session is aimed at community groups and active citizens in Inverleith, is being held at Stockbridge Library, from 5:45pm to 7:30pm on Thursday the 27th of September - with drinks in the Antiquary Bar afterwards. Please come along!
It’s free to come, but we recommend that you book a ticket on Eventbrite in advance.
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davepickering
25/09/2012
Hi Tom/Emily
I hate to be antisocial – especially during Social Media Week – but this week’s NENgage session clashes with the NEN’s annual general meeting, which I will be attending.
Hope the session goes well – see you soon!
Eileen Carr
22/09/2012
Thank you Robert and yes please!! I’ll be volunteering in the Centre next week so if you let me know when you can pop in I can make sure that I’ve got my own laptop with me. Any day except Fri when it’s the craft club.
®Robert® (@Rpearson081)
22/09/2012
Hello Eileen,
I would be more than happy to give you a overview on how to use Twitter successfully, I see myself as a avid user and I believe I get the maximum out of it.
Eileen Carr
21/09/2012
I would like to learn how to blog effectively and tweet but……..can’t get to Stockbridge Library easily – any chance of the same training at some point in the future in or around Muirhouse
davepickering
22/09/2012
Hi Eileen
The NENgage social media workshops were made possible through support from Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership’s Community Grants Fund. We are hoping to do something similar in Forth if funding is available; keep an eye on the blog!
The Inverleith sessions have been a real success – they have been well-attended so far and the feedback (from both groups and individuals) has been very positive. It would be great to run the sessions in Forth too.